February 10th, 2010

Warner Music’s chief executive , Edgar Bronfman Jr has announced plans that the label plans to stop licensing its artists’ content on free music software such as Last.FM and Spotify.

Acts such as REM, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Muse may then not be available on new streaming services anymore.

Mr Bronfman Jr said that the kind of services offered by streaming sites were “clearly not positive” for the music industry, reports BBC News.